or CAGAYAN, a province of the island of Luzon, or Manilla, in the East Indies. It is the largest in the island, being 80 leagues in length and 40 in breadth. The principal city is called New Segovia, and 15 leagues eastward from this city lies Cape Bajador. Doubling that cape, and coasting along 20 leagues from north to south, the province of Cagean ends, and that of Illocos begins. The peaceable Cageans who pay tribute are about 9000; but there are a great many not subdued. The whole province is fruitful; the men apply themselves to agriculture, and are of a martial disposition; and the women apply to several works in cotton. The mountains afford food for a vast number of bees; in consequence of which wax is so plenty, that all the poor burn it instead of oil. They make their candles after the following manner: they leave a small hole at each end of a hollow stick for the wick to run through, and then, stopping the bottom, fill it with wax at the top; when cold, they break the mould and take out the candle. On the mountains there is abundance of brasil, ebony, and other valuable woods. In the woods are store of wild beasts, as boars; but not so good as those of Europe. There are also abundance of deer which they kill for their skins and horns to sell to the Chinese.